Rob the Fiddler

There are TONS of resources for free VST plugins.

Some of the best resources plugins are.

Making Music - a blog that tracks free plugins

There are plenty of folks that make their own synths for the studio. In some cases they are demos or shareware. Currently Im just playing around with these, but when I get around to writing that definitive Opus, it will be time to shell out the ducats for these inspiring designers.

Erik Wollo - includes a juno inspired synth with banks too.

Some neat specific synths

Effects